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Animal Disease (Control) Act 1992 (Cap. 220).

Country/Territory
Vanuatu
Document type
Legislation
Date
1992 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu, Consolidated Edition of 2006.
Long title
An Act to make provisions for the control of animal disease in Vanuatu and for matters connected therewith.
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries
Keyword
Fish disease Animal health Food quality control/food safety Inspection Meat Milk/dairy products Public health Basic legislation Pests/diseases Quarantine Data collection/reporting
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act provides prescribes various measures to prevent and fight animal diseases in Tuvalu. "Animal" means any member of the animal kingdom except human beings, either alive or dead, and includes arachnids, birds, crustacean, fish, insects and reptiles. Sections 2 and 3 set out powers of veterinary officers appointed under section 10 of the Meat Industry Act with regard to inspection, testing, sampling, treatment, etc. Section 5 requires holders of animals to properly enclose such animals. Any animal infected with any notifiable or controlled disease, or to be carrying the agent of such disease, or any animal known to be or to have been in contact with such an animal, may on the authority of a veterinary officer be isolated, or slaughtered and disposed of (sect. 7). "Notifiable disease" or “controlled disease” means any disease of animals declared as such by the Minister under section 17 of this Act. Section 9 concerns an order of the veterinary officer, on authority of the Director of the Government Department responsible for animal health and production, to reduce the stock of a given premises in order to better control or prevent a disease. Other provisions concern quarantine, seizure of animals and compensation, notification of diseases, movement of animals, registration of stockholders, emergency measures and enforcement and prescribe offences and penalties. (22 sections)

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

References - Legislation

Repeals

Animal Imports Act (Cap. 98).

Legislation | Vanuatu | 1977 (1988)

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade, Milk/dairy products, Poultry products, Meat, Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Quarantine, Inspection, Drugs, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis Act (Cap. 59).

Legislation | Vanuatu | 1970 (1988)

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Brucellosis (Eradication) Act (Cap. 102).

Legislation | Vanuatu | 1977 (1988)

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Animal Disease (Control) (Stock Feeds) Regulation (Cap. 220).

Legislation | Vanuatu | 2002 (2006)

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animal Disease (Control) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Cap. 220).

Legislation | Vanuatu | 2000 (2006)

Keyword: Fish disease, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit, Vaccination

Source: FAO, FAOLEX